These soaps were used to clean the clothes of the soldiers. Women were only employed during the war as laundresses. They cleaned the clothes for 25 men, and recieved 50 cents a month per man they served, with whatever extra charges they had. Some extra charges included mending clothes and selling thread.

































Here is a police officer, firefighter, and emergency services person of the 1800's. His unit was comprised of French and Italian businessmen within New Orleans. The fur hats you see behind him were made of bear fur, and called bear skins.

He is a hellish banditti. He is a Barritarian who was captured by America and put in the Cabildo for being a black mark on society. He was realeased in exchange for providing the Americans with flint and cannon operations.

The British troups during the Wreath Ceremony lined up in line formation.

A modern Marine playing the trumpet at the end of the Wreath Ceremony. He is one of the four Marines representing the changes the military has overcome since 1815.

The Americans at the Wreath Ceremony, lined up in a line formation.

fun facts about the battle of new orleans

1. Americans used many battle tactics from the Native Americans.

2. during the war of 1812 big hats were supposed to intimated others.

3. women were not present during the war except as laundress and they could be paid more than the soldiers.

4. guns were stood in a pyramid to keep them dry.

5.militia built platforms in the trees to sleep.

6. logs were put together on the water to create platforms.

7. different types of guns were used for different types of situations.

8.Privateers fought so they wouldn't be in prison.

The students of Haynes Academy used Flip videos at lunch to find out what the student body knew about the Battle of New Orleans.

iReporters

Patrick Taylor and Haynes Academy will participate in an iReporter project this January. They will be blogging and skyping from the Chalmette Battlefield.